maryland, and we have a winter weather advisory for the entire region, and it does not include om of this areas, but down to the river, there will be accumulating snowfall, but ladies, this is about the timing. this is going to the affect the morning commute, and schools and we are anticipating the delays, and ly go over it including the latest snowfall map in a moment. >> and now, the latest snowstorm will be able to be downloaded at any time. >> and the court's verdict in the road rage case in the case of a 63-year-old man. northern virginia man julie carey has come out of the courtroom, and what is the verdict? >> well, 20 minutes ago the jury found lee cena guilty of assault, but not battery in the deadly road rage incident that led to the death of 63-year-old william o'brien.

that is the jury's decision after four hours of deliberations in the case. c cena's attorney argued that he only wanted to gyell at him aftr he followed him into a parking lot as he had been constantly pa honking at him down the bridge road. this is the brief scuffle here on video when he followed him into the parking lot and k confronted him, but he says that o'brien threw the first punch, and he then punched back. now the two separated after witnesses told them to break it up. but two hours later when o'brien got home, he called 911 complaining to his head was about to the explode. and when the emergency crews got to the house, he was unresponsive and died ten years later. we heard the medical examiner say on the stand yesterday that he died after complications of blunt force trauma. cena's attorneys said it is a

tragedy, but not a crime, and that mr. cena acted in self-defense. but the jury seeing it differently finding him guilty of assault for causing fear to mr. o'brien, but not for battery, because they did determine that there was not a willful touching. the jury is back tomorrow at 110:00 in the morning the decide the sentencing phase, but this is a misdemeanor charge, and he can face a maximum of a year in jail and a $25 fine. we will have more coming up on new"news4 at 6:00" as the famil are leaving the courthouse. i'm julie carey for news4 report ing from fairfax county. and they thought they had found a way to beat the house. a couple today, in jail after using fake chips at maryland live casino. mark segraves reports that the police were able to recover more than $100,000 of these bogus chips found in an unusual place. >> security at maryland live

casino noticed the first fake chips last month. then virginia state police, and maryland police and investigators for homeland security working the case. in that investigation, they identified the $150,000 worth of counterfeit chips of this couple, and thigh tried to pass them. >> reporter: the couple bought them through the internet for $12,000, and then altered them to look like maryland live chips. one of the sus pects tried to get rid of the evidence by throwing them into the lake. police recovered over $115,000 of the chips floating right here. >> the chips floated and a n number of them were caught in the ice, and frozen into the ice, and the investigators chipped the ice away and brought the chips out. >> reporter: the police have charged the anadale couple with

multiple multiple charges of conspiracy to commit felony theft. it is the first time the counterfeit chips have been spotted in a maryland cosee know, and coming up at 6:00, why police think it is not an isolated incident and how it may have happened at another casino. a woman is dead after a bizarre accident. police say that the victim was walking down the hill on chesapeake street and edgewater when a parked car started to drift behind her. the car rolled over her and stopped on top of her, and the owner of the car did not see the accident, but backed up the vehicle to try to get it off of the woman, but the investigators say that the driver apparently didn't use the emergency bre break -- emergency brake. >> and another emergency, an ems worker was injured in a crash at kettering at the intersection of

202 and arbor way. the ems worker was driving through the red light with the sirens blaring when that crash happened. the ems crew was responding to a nearby townhouse that was on fire. and maryland students may have a better chance of finding out if they have been victims of the data breach. news4 just made a call to the credit monitoring hotline set up by the school, and we were able to get through after a five-minute wait. the hotline opened up at 9:00 this morning and the lines were jammed for most of the day, and this is amid revelations that the hackers stole birthdays and dates and social security numbers dating back to 1998, and the students are frustrated with the technical glitches. >> at this time, all circuits are busy now. >> reporter: what do you think of that? >> well, it is ridiculous. there are 350,000 people affe affected by this, and if the line is going to be busy all morn, it is not a defense at all against it. >> reporter: the hotline is going to be open until 9:00 tonight.

once you sign up for the credit monitoring, you can get a copy of the credit report and a free year of monitoring. and there could be more fallout over the massive target breach, because on capitol hill, the investigative committee is asking how long it took for them to tell customers their security had been breached. the house oversight committee says there is anecdotal evidence that shows that target knew about the breach before then. we have scott macfarlane with more updates at the live desk. the city's fire chief and deputy are called to step down by mayor wells after a failed response to helping a man having a heart attack outside of a d.c. fire station when the man came to ask for aid. they say that the deputy and the

fire marshall should resign, and there is mismanagement in the fire department that goes beyond one incident, and the mayor gray says this is nothing more than a political stunt. in the fight to legalize marijuana, there is a fight today. it starts in maryland where the top law enforcement agents from across the state are trying to snuff out the bill. chris gordon has the story. >> legalization is not the answer, and we will fight it to the very end. >> reporter: the battle lines are being drawn over the legalization of marijuana. the maryland sheriff's association will gather in annapolis to publicly affect their opposition. >> it affect's one ability to drive, judgment, and any reaction in the event that a small child or anyone would run out into the street in front of

th them. >> some who smoke marijuana disagree. >> i feel better with somebody on the highway under marijuana than alcohol any day. >> reporter: do you smoke? >> i have before, yeah. >> reporter: and this is the sponsor of the bill to legalize marijua marijuana? >> in maryland we are spending $100 million to prosecute and arrest people on marijuana offenses, and ruin inging a lof people's job prospects, and their resumes. >> reporter: there is a completely different bill that would decriminalize marijuana and possession couesult in a civil fine of $100 rather than a criminal record that sponsors say disproportionately punishes minori minority. >> so it is better to taxing it and regulating than simply prohibiting i. >> reporter: like gambling, legalizing marijuana could lead to the tens of millions of dollars in additional tax revenue, but the local law enforcement agents say it is a cost. >> we have a problem just like

everyone does, but that is what we are dealing with everyday driving down crime and illegal drug drug, and this legislation is troublesome. >> reporter: last year the maryland senate passed the bill decriminalizing marijuana, but it was defeated by the house of delegates. in annapolis, chris gordon. meanwhile in the district, d.c.'s top lawyer argued against it says that the federal law would still require the city to kick residents out of public housing if they are convicted of drug possession even if d.c. law no longer considered marijuana use a crime. but the supporters say that the attorney general has it all wrong. >> a single point of concern that has been raised by the office of the attorney general should not prevent the voters from deciding this issue. >> the booard is expected to gie its ruling and if approved the organizers have to collect more than 20,000 e petition signatures to get it on the

ballot, and then it is up to voters. arizona governor jan brewer is on the way home from the national governor's meeting here in d.c., and she has got unin -- got until the end of the week to make a decision on that state's controversial bill regarding gay and lesbian consumers. the law would allow businesses to refuse to serve a person on this issue. a 95-year-old woman raped in her own home, and why she wants to help the suspect on the run. and he was once america's most wanted and now a former d.c. teacher has written a l letter asking for leniency, and in his case of child pornogra y pornography. >> and we go inside of union station for a

for the first time we hear from a school teacher who is scheduled to be sentenced next month in a child pornography case. >> and now we go to pat collins to see what he said in the

correspondent. >> this is signature eric j., t theooth, and in the letter he wrote to the judge who is going to sentence him in the case. by age 13, he said that he knew he was a pedophile. he writes, i knew that society considered people like me monsters. so i swore myself to secrecy and i would never tell anyone about my attraction to preadolescent boys. he was a third grade teacher at the prestigious beauovir on the national cathedral campus. he took pornographic pictures and video of kid s s in the sch bathroom using a camera disguised as a air freshner.

according to the court documents that went on from may 2006 to june 2008 when some of the pictures were discovered on a school camera, and eric tooth wept on the run. he faked the suicide, changed his appearance, and lived in homeless shelters and the first child predator placed on the fbi's ten most wanted list, and he was captured in nicaragua and brought back to washington where he has plead guilty to a series of child pornography charges. in his letter to the judge comes this apology. to my victims,d to all of the children and family trust i betrayed and whose lives i turned upside down, i can only reiterate and reaffirm both my guilt and remorse. now, toth has some definite

after-jail plans. they involve a country house, and a farm and some dogs. eric toth's post prison plans coming up at 6:00. live at district court, pat collins, news4. paramedics had to rescue a woman who slipped while jogging in rock creek park. she fell while it was snowing in melvin trails. and she hurt her leg. friends tried to get down to her, but they couldn't, because it was slick, and a rescue crew pulled her out and she was taken to the hospital where she is expected to recover. turning to the weather, and we will get sn act two? >> act two. >> and how cold tonight? >> well, that is the key, because most of the snow today melted on the roadways and most of it is melted on the grassy areas, too, and tonight, is a lot different than what we see even though it is the same storm, and it has to do with the timing and the colder air and taking a look outside toward reston, they saw 1 to 2 inches

out towards reston, and you don't see that on the ground, and right now, clear skies and sunshine. and out towards the airport looking a the sun and the sun isset tonight is around 6:00 where the current temperatures are sitting at 7:30, and winds out of the northwest at 9:00, and that is going to give us a little chill, but 37 in manassas, and 39 in fredericksburg. as the sun continues to set, the temperatures will go down fairly quickly and so that anything that develops overnight in the form of snow is going to stick immediately. and even on the roadways. that is the concern here. and team 4 radar shows snow to fredericksburg and down to the northern neck, and this is light, and no more accumulating snow. this is the way it was this morning. watch it develop here, and there was a good ban sitting up around portions of fairfax county, and springfield is the winner or the loser, and 3.5 inches of snow

and at the airport we have 2.8 inches of snow, and that is the third biggest snowfall of the year, and you will see the snow overnight, and through it at the future weather, 6:00 tonight, and snow showers out there, and leaving with the cold air in place, and by 11 tonight, most e areas will be below freezing and we will see the refreezing of the surfaces overnight, and watch yourself overnight, and by 9:00, notice the snow from quantico to fredericksburg and over here in the culpepper area, and the snow moving in with the colder temperatures. then 10:00, still snowing around the lower portions of the region. so it is a morning event, and that is why it is going to fkt the rush hour and also some school delays tomorrow. by 5:00 and just like today, some of us will see sunshine and on the cold side. the winter weather advisory in leesburg and fredericksburg, and snowfall affecting all of

southern maryland. and notice it is not going to affect winchester and hagerstown area. we think that the area that saw the bull's eye today will be the same. prince george's county, and anne arundel, and maybe slightly more, but a coating and up to an inch to south, and maybe down to hagerstown and winchester, but it is going to develop to the east of the mountains so only 1 to 2 in the d.c. metro area. and 40 degrees, a nice day thursday and still cold, but 28 and freezing friday, and 39 on saturday and another chance for light snow and light shower activity sunday in the form of rain at 48 degrees and then a much more significant storm possible monday. and right now, rain or snow, and that is the question with the highs in the 30s. >> it is supposed to be the happiest place on earth, but we will tell you why some folks are crying foul at disney.

>> and reliving a nightmare, the nationals' catcher wilson ramos opens up to dianna russini about being kidnapped three

a team of marines is headed to virginia from kiev. we are told that the team from

quantico has been requested by the state department, but does not think that the deployment is as a result of a specific threat. meanwhile, the anti-government demonstrators are acting as police in independence square and no word on the whereabouts of ukraine's former president. he is now a wanted criminal following the deaths of dozens of protesters. >> and anti-government demonstrations are not showing signs of slowing down in venezuela. you can see the protesters are blocked radios and creating traffic jams. at least 15 people have been killed in the protests in the last few days, and venezuela is going to expel three u.s. diplomats from here in d.c. >> the violence in venezuela right now has many people fearing for their lives. >> but here in the united states, many venezuelan residents are asking for calm in

that country. >> and dianna russini sat down with catcher wilson ramos when he was kidnapped. >> reporter: wilson ramos made these signs to the support his home country. >> we need help. we need someone to help us in that country. >> reporter: here in spring training he is worried about his family's safety, because he, himself, was kidnapped. >> three guys driving behind me in a meat truck pushed me over and handcuffed me and put me in the truck. >> reporter: did they give you wa ter? >> no. i was very sand thinking of my f family and especially my mom.

>> reporter: did you think that you were going to die? >> yes. it is a very hard moment. you think a lot. >> reporter: ramos was told by police that he was actually targeted because they believed he had a lot of money. when he returned home after the kidnapping, he tells me that it took him months to get over the nightmares and stop crying. >> reporter: are you a different man now that happened to you? >> yes. every time somebody ask me about that, i say that, i'm a new guy and i live in a day. right now i get married and my baby is on the way, and i'm very excited about that. >> reporter: in vieira, florida, dianna russini, news4 he is expw catcher this season. tomorrow, we will meet the new nats' manager. and now for unused portion of the stadium, and there would

be a hearing of a new facility. the complexes are under a lease that specifies that the land has to be used for recreational purposes. and now at 5:00, fears rising. >> fears are that a man who struck a 95-year-old woman will strike again. >> police say he raped a 95-year-old woman. >> i feel misused and powerless. >> and why the victim wants to share the story. we are high above union station, and coming up next, the repairs from the 2011 earthquake. and the sochi strays. learn what happened to the dos s that were almost as popular as the athletes at the winter games.

some areas picked up 1 to 3 inches earlier today, and we could see the same in the day tomorrow and we are thinking 1 to 2 and that is why we have a winter weather advisory in d.c. and manassas and fredericksburg, but yesterday, we had a storm impact that was very low, because we knew that the roadways would be fine. tomorrow morning, a different story. we are up to medium as far as the impact, because we will see the delays likely and some roads

will be covered by snow at 6:00 or 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning, so it will impact your rush hour and most likely impact some schools. i would nout be surprised to see a few two -hour delays out ther, and much more on the snowfall and what to the expect in the area, and we will take you ko county by county coming up. >> we have some breaking news involving a violent robbery in the northeast and a man is being treated for serious injuries, and jackie bensen is live with the details that makes this so unique? >> this is an attack on a united states pl there you can see the d.c. police and the postal inspectors there. we understand that the letter carrier was robbed an assaulted, and he had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital, and with we don't know his condition right now, and it is unclear right now where the postal service van is. we are not clear if it was take

pren the scene by the robbers or if it is somewhere else that we can't see at this point. there are a lot of police here trying to figure out what happened, trying to find some witnesses to what we are told is the robbery of the united states postal service worker on duty while he was out delivering the mail in northeast washington this afternoon. i spoke to a representative from the postal service, and they say that they don't know what was taken from the care yes e and they are trying to put it together, and they have a postal inspector on the scene right here right now, and again, we don't know the conditions, but we know that we have had serious attacks on letter carriers here in the d.c. area, and it is something of contention among the carriers. they feel it is dangerous for them to be out in the evening hours. this happened while it was still broad daylight here behind this apartment building at 50 hawaii avenue in northeast washington avenue and the details are coming in. as we get more, we will get it to you.

live, jackie bensen, news4. and now back to the headlines, eric toth who was set to be sentenced in a child pornography case is asking for leniency. toth wrote a letter to the judge saying that he has known since a young age that he was a pedophile and tried to offer an apology to the victims. and a couple is charged with trying to cash in millions of dollars of poker chips last mon month. they say that the two tried to get rid of the evidence by dumping them into a lake in east springfield, but those chipped starts floating. and now top cops are here to urge lawmakers to the reject any measures that would legalize or decriminalize marijuana in the state of maryland. an elderly woman is the victim of an unthinkable crime. she is 95 years old, and police

say that someone broke into her home, and sexually assaulted her. >> it happened in riverdale, and the suspect is the still on the loose. the victim spoke to prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins, and she joins us. >> this woman's courage and strength is absolutely amazing. there was a little hesitation initially to have a conversation of what happened with her, but the reason she did it is because she wants to make sure that other folks in the community are vigilant and safe. >> reporter: how are you feeling now? >> shaky inside. insecu i am not safe. >> reporter: this 95-year-old woman whose identity we are protecting said that her life changed when a man entered her home and raped her. >> i was alerted to see a shadow of a man. i was sitting with the light, so i did not see too well, but there was a man there, and i came over to spoke to him, and

he chased me into the chair. >> reporter: she says he came through an unlocked back door. >> it was 9:00 at night, and always my doors are locked. >> reporter: it happened friday night in the 6100 block of 69 and riverdale. the victim who has lived in the home for 51 years tells me how she felt after being violated. >> why me? i felt misused. and powerless. >> reporter: prince george's county police went door to the door to talk with the neighbors and they are still trying to find the suspect, but they have a vague descriptis the message of other people your age? >> keep the house secure and the doors locked and the windows latched. that these people will try, and know how to get in. >> reporter:. >> the good news is that she has pl plenty of company now, and the

family is staying with her to make sure she stays safe. coming up at "news4 at 6:00," and what she thinks of the attacker, and what the prince george's county police chief has to say about this kachlts reporting live outside of the prince george's county police headquarters. new at 5:00, police say that a faulty surge protector caused that fire that forced people out of their home. flames were at drummond street and capitol heights when the crews arrived this morning. the smoke alert went out to escape, but the family's pet did not survive, but all the family with were safe. and some parents and kids at the superintendent's budget request meeting this morning which is $2.5 billion. even with the money, the plan

eliminates more than 700 jobs and adds new student fees, and the budget proposed by fairfax ko county executives falls short of that amount. a 5.7% increase was requested, but just over 2% is propose and overall, it is 3% higher this year, and holds the line this year, and the higher assessments will increase the homeowner's tax bill by more than $300. >> and the first lady michelle obama is ip spired by the virginia students who have a reason to rhyme. ♪ roll my chicken in a wrap ♪ don't jam itn a nugget ♪ get hyped for healthy snacks ♪ ♪ fresh food ♪ we love it >> and more on the first lady's push for a ban in schools across the country. and now with the metro silver line delays, we are learning more about what is exactly going wrong and why you might be able to ride.

team usa is not just bringing back medals from sochi, but some furry new friends. these two stray pups kept showing up at the olympic village and so usa hockey player david backes and his wife decided to bring them home. and luckily for the two little guys, it is a little easier to become an american citizen and

they have made it back to their missouri home this weekend. >> we see loving pets sleeping in bed with us, and they are family members, and not necessarily thought of that way around the world. >> and the dogs, jake and junior will be contained for 30 days while they get their shots, and they will then go up for adoption. hundreds of disney world housekeepers and ride operators are rallying for higher benefits and wages in south florida. they say they make less than $10 an hour, but over the weekend, disney raised the ticket prices by $4, and they say that the company is making big enough profit to give the employees a raise. and the current contract expires next month. >> and first lady michelle obama is unveiling another plan to keep kids from eating junk food.

there is going to be a ban on advertising, and lower fat and sugar in schools, but as we have learned, virginia cools areedch ahead of the game. >> the fries are baked and not fried and the vending machines have had a makeover. >> we have had the e healthy foods in the vending machine for years, and now when they say coke and pepsi, we are advertising the healthy food to the kids. >> reporter: and the arlington area is doing what the obama administration is wanting to happen nationwide. they want to restrict fats and sugar in schools. >> if you cannot sell it, you should not market it. >> agricultural secretary tom vilsack announced the plans with first lady michelle obama. >> the habits will shape the

rest of your life. >> reporter: the let's move campaign is celebrating four years of fighting childhood obesity. >> and also, diet cola, is that a vegetable? >> reporter: the american beverage association with members like coca-cola and pepsi support the effort, and even the high school students are coming aroun around. >> it is a good variety of the healthy choices. >> reporter: and deciding that eating healthy is not all that bad. the usda is expanding the school lunch program. starting this summer, schools with high poverty rates can give free breakfast and lunch to all students. in washington, i'm danielle leigh, nbc news. >> the silver line delay, and what is metro's role in this? we take a closer look to connect the dots to see when you can finally ride the rails to dulles. >> i'm liz crenshaw, and >> icomcast brought millions of people closer

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now at 5:00, we are learning more about what is going wrong with the silver line rail to dulles. >> news4 transportation reporter adam tuss is live in mclean with the update on the delays. adam? >> hey, pat. well, talking to the sources with direct knowledge of this project, it seems that we have just begun to scratch the surface with the issues of the silver lining, and i have to tell you that i have been looking through the procontract with the project, and the con track or the of the entire project could be facing serious penalties if they do not get this project finished on time. >> reporter: two weeks ago the contractor building the silver

line said that the project is ready to go, but today, signs all around that there is a great deal of work to be done, and we have told you about the leaks and the faulty escalators and el vas or the and issues with permits, and quietly sources with direct knowledge of the issues say that they are larger than first explained. some are visible for everybody to see, and some of them are buried beneath the surface. >> it is going on for so long that i can't believe it is still delayed. >> reporter: brian kor is a commuter, and he says he has kept a tight eye on the system, and hoping to use it, but now he is afraid there is a worsening relationship between the contractor and the management. >> there is not a meting of the minds between the parties involved. >> reporter: look at this, the washington airport authority is overseeing the project, and they the picked dulles to conduct the

project, and only after they complete work they can turn et over to metro, and they can test it and eventually open it up to passengers. other drivers in tyson can't wait to jump out of the car and jump on the train. >> as someone who drives around, i want to see as much traffic off of the road as possible. it is a pain. >> reporter: and back here in mclean, and for the first time with we are hearing from the contractor of the project, and they are committed to fixing the problems of the silver line, and reporting live in mclean, adam tuss, news4. nbc4 hosted a celebration today in studio today to celebrate black history month. it was put on by the black alliance to foster a strong and

di verse employee base. our own jim vance chaired the panel, and many shared their advice to move up the career ladder, and importance of access for all employees. and this snow on the way could be especially annoying, right, doug? >> yes, it is the timing. this one hit 9:00 or 10:00, and it was okay, but tomorrow morning's rush hour is going to be a problem in many areas, because if you look outside, we are ending the day on the nice note, and the temperatures on the cold side, and the current number of winds out of the northwest at 9 miles per hour. we will see the clearing, and that is going to allow the temperatures to cool below the clearing mark, and because of that we will see the snow, and the snow is accumulating on the roads, and that is why we have a advisory out, and over to fredericksburg, and leesburg, and accumulated snow for sure, and even an inch will pose

problems and we saw 1 to 3 inches and the roads were okay, but tonight, the roads will be covered. storm team 4 radar not showing anything now, but just like yesterday, i took you out to omaha, and guess where the storm is today? omaha. and look at it from st. louis on across the area, and that is what we are going to be seeing and who is going to be what from what storm, and this is the snowfall forecast, and leesburg, and washington and waldorf, and let's zoom in to bowie, and annapolis, and calvert beach, and the same thing with warrenton, and back to the west, and a hole back to winchester, and luray, and now this is back to the mountains and 1 to 2 in petersburg, and west virginia. and what to expect, light snow from 3:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and the roads will be slick, and i would not be surpris to see

the school delays for tomorrow. 40 for a high thursday with sunshine, and 28 on friday as we get through the weekend, and we will have a whole mixed bag of precipitation, and rain, snow, and all out there, and winter is not quite done with us just yet. >> no. and car seat confusion. a new label requirement is intended to clear it up. >> and consumer reports has the top cars, if you are looking. we have the pick. >> and liz crenshaw with details. >> we begin with the labeling requirements of child seats. starting thursday, child manufacturers will have to label their car seats with weight limits. what many parents don't know is that with car seats and taeters, they have a weight limit, and that is going to include the weight of the child, and the weight of the seat, and not exceed 65 pound, and if the combined weight is heavy, the anchors and the tethers may not

work properly in the event of the crash, and they say that it is certified car installers and found that 85% of the safety seats with the children have faulty systems. they say it is easier to use that system rather than the seat belt. >> and when it comes to the best model cars for 2014, they tested 216 models and they named tesla model best overall, and the next was the honda accord, and the best green car is the prixous, and the audi a6, and bwmi 328. they rate them on reliability and safety, and this is going to be in the ape ri -- april car

iss issue. and now, umd said it will lengthen the amount of time that you need to enroll in the free credit monitoring for five years instead of one. people were having a tough time to get through on the first day today to get through. >> we are sorry. all circuits are busy right now. >> that is the recording that callers were getting this morning, and they say that expoor -- experion was having trouble because of the high volume of calls, and this afternoon we did try the toll free numb beshgs and after five minutes on hold, we did get through to a real person. and the university says it will offer the free credit monitoring for the victims and with one thing to remember, don't panic if you don't get through today, and you have until the end of may, but now they are talking about giving folks five years which is a huge change of one

year of monitoring to five. and do sign up if you are a maryland victim in the case. >> thank you, liz. >> and lieu nas say that his life is never going to be the same as he is celebrating the first $1 million winner of the year. he has bought three tickets from the sunrise newsstand in chevy chase and one of the tickets was the winner, and now the plan is to go home to his native algeria, and he has not been back there in a couple of years. and union station getting a makeover after that damaging earthquake, and we will get a behind the scenes look at the work in progress. and a new poll giving us insight into the race for d.c. mayor. voter are confl

facebook is deleting the e-mail service, and they say that nobody was really using the service. from now on, e e-mails sent to at facebook.com address will be forwarded to the address that you used to signup for the site. and ben and jerry's are coming out with new flavors. salted caramel, and peanut butter fudge and that's my jam, and hayes and confused and they are with the core concept of fudge, caramel, and raspberry nestled between two ice cream flavor flavors and the new flavors are expected on the store shelves soon.

and it is one of washington's most iconic buildings, and union build building has a major renovation project on the east coast of 2011. >> and that temblor caused damage to the main hub. and kristin wright has more on that story. >> and the first thing is that many people walking into the union station will see scaffolding and netting and we got to see the union station like we never had seen it befo. >> and behind the scenes and up close, and ongoing union restoration project, and the earthquake in 2011 damaged the historic site, and it formed cracks in the main hall ceiling, and then they discovered more deterioration, much of it caused by the test of t >> and the gilding is being regilded and repainted and in the end, it is going to be a beautiful statement for the travelers through the statement.

>> reporter: we ventured carefully up 90 feet of scaffolding to see the progress firsthand. the plan is to restore the ceili ceiling's five sections or bays. they have started one and working on it. >> it will take five years per bay. >> it will be redone painstakingly. 24 karat gold was put in before, and now they are using 23 carat gold this time. >> it has a slightly more brilliant luster. >> reporter: and the decorative molding has to be cleaned and holes designed to give the con track or thes entrance into the systems, and 100,000 people use union station everyday. >> that number of people may triple in the next 15 years. >> reporter: the project leaders say that the ballpark is in the millionsb and the

preservationists say it is worth saving. >> union station is a national treasure, and that is the case for most people who travel through here everyday. >> reporter: a couple of questions you may be asking yourself tonight, what happens to old gold? well, the regilding is done on top of the old gold already there, and also, how is this paid for? well, the union station folks tell us that grants as well as insurance coverage and reserve funding will cover the cost. live at union station, kristin wright, news4. and breaking news, news4 has learn learned a postal worker was robbed and attacked in d.c. police say that the man suffered serious injuries. >> it happened on north capitol street and hawaii street. that is where jackie bensen is tonight. >> and doreen, he was doing the job, and delivering the plerts a -- delivering letters and mail

when he was assaulted and at least one suspect had to b te taken to the hospital by ambulance. this is what we know. d.c. inspectors from the u.s. po postal service responded to a parking lot off of north capitol street in washington was just after 4:00 a and spokesman for the postal service did confirm that a letter carrier was robbed and assaulted, but not clear what was taken and it is not clear where the letter carrier's van is, because it is not here at the scene. short time ago we spoke to a neighbor who arrived home after work shortly after it happened. >> i just got home from work. >> they robbed the postman. >> you have to watch your surroundings. >> reporter: and he was just doing his job. >> i am hurt by that. i am. >> reporter: how now as we mentioned the postal carrier was taken to the hospital by ambulance and informatio t